This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal. It was recognised by the Bluebonnet Award. It also was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award. It was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Charlotte Award. Also it was recognised by the Sequoyah Book Award. It was recognised in the Elementary category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award. It was recognised in the Intermediate category by the Volunteer State Book Award. It was recognised in the Junior category by the North Carolina Children's Book Award. It was recognised by the Red Clover Award. It was recognised in the Ages 7-10 Years category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens.

This book has been graded for interest at 6-9 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2010 by Dutton Books for Young Readers .

Marilyn Singer , a recipient of the NCTE Award for Children's Poetry, is the author of more than one hundred books. She lives in New York and Connecticut. Visit her website at www. marilynsinger. net. Josee Masse has always been drawing. Her father was a painter and as a child she remembers painting with him in his studio. After studying graphic arts in Montreal, she worked as a graphic designer before beginning her career as an illustrator. Josee loves illustrating books for children and enjoys working in her studio near Montreal.